Utensil for popping corn and the like



May 31, 1932. J. L. BENNETT 1,860,799

UTENSIL FOR POPPING CORN AND THE LIKE Fild March 8, 1,929 2 Sheets-Sheet1 ATTORN EYS May 31, 1932. J. L. BENNETT 1,860,799

UTENSIL FOR POPPING CORN AND THE LIKE Filed March 8, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet2 9AM (vim M, r/rgum/ ATTORN EYS Patented May 31, 1932 [UNITED suresJoann. BENNET or DEGAT'UR ILfLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO U. s. MANUFACTURINGcon- PORATION, OFDECATU'B lLLINOls, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOISoR-rorriive ooruv AND THELIKE niipneatio'n filed March a, 1929. SerialNo. 345,333.

This invention relates to improvements "in utensils which may be usedfor corn pop ping, frying and other similar purposes and the principalobjects thereof reside in im- 5 provementsin details of constructionwhereby a device of this kind may be manufac tured' and producedcommercially on. an extensive scale at a minimum expenseandsold to thepublic cheaply. The device is neat 3 1'0 and attractive-in appearance,strong in construction, of largecapacity and has a. long and extendedlife. *The cover is slidably mounted with reference to the body o f'th'edevice and frictionally held in various ad-:

justed positions. I

Afeature of this invention is the provision of a basket or body ofsolidmetal construction so that seasoning and flavoring sub-' stances orfrying substances may be used zowithout leaking or spilling over and"then the device readily cleaned. a 1

This invention is an improvement upon the invention disclosed andclaimedin my co-pending application Serial -No. 274,185

'Toythe accomplishment of the foregoing" and such other objects as mayhereinafter appear, this invention consists in-thecon structiOn,combination and-arrangement ofparts hereinafter described and thensought to be defined in the appended claims, reference being hadto' theaccompanying drawings forming a part hereof andwhicli show,

merely for the purpose of illustrative dis-V 3 'closure, severalembodiments of my invention, it being-expressly understood, how; ever,that various changes'may be made in practice within'the scope oftheclai'ms without digressing from my inventive idea. In thedrawings"Figure 1 represents a perspective view 0 one form of device constructedto embody my invention, the lid orcover being shown" the two handlemembers taken on line 9-59 Figure 4 is a similar view showing the partsin partially open position. Figure 5 is a perspectiveview of a deviceconstructed toembody my invention, in which the lid or cover is formedof wire net'- ting or other similar material. I 7 Figure 6 is a verticalclross'sectionita'ken on line 6f6 of Figure 5. T f 1',- Figure 7 is adetail. viewpof theporner construction of the lid or cover. I I Figure'8is a detailview of .thecooperat-I' ing handle members showing the lid orcover" in closed position. j I V Figure 9 is a vertical cross sectionthrough of Figure 5 and p Figure 10 is a cross section through the mainhandle-member illustrating the con nection with the body or basket of.the device,

Referring now to the drawings, the

I numeral 1 designates'thebodyo'f thedevice which forms the receptaclefor the material used. This bodyis formed ofa suitable metal" stamped'orpressed into suitable shape. 'One 3 shape is illustrated in the drawingsbeing generally rectangular, having sides which. flare slightly and withrounded corners so as to facilitate cleaning.v The top edge of thebody-1 is turned or bent over as at 2? to form 1 p a bead and to clampthe wire loop 3,'which','80 of course, corresponds in shape to therectangular upper edge of the body] This wire loop 3 is preferablyformed as part of the main handle me mberlwhich extends there'- from inthe form of'two parallel wires or rods 4, having asuitablegrippingelemento attached thereto at'th'e free ends. These two parts 4of the handleare held inclose position by meansofasuitable clamp member6. locatedadjacent the beginning of. the loop.' The two parts of'thehandle may alsobe welded or soldered or otherwise secured together.

popped corn and other small articles. This 106 lid or cover 7 isprovided with a beaded edge 9v receiving the wire loop 10. This loop, of

' course, is also rectangular to conform to the general shape of the lidor cover and the top of the body of the device. At certain intervalsportions of this wire loop 10 are bent out- Wardly to form loops 11.These loops are bent or curved so as to extend around the outside of andunder the beaded edge 2 of the body, operating as guiding members toguide the lid or cover, in its movementsacross the top edge of the body.The shape of these loops 11 is such as to frictionally engage the beadedparts 2 but also to permit free sliding movement of the lid or cover.

, The rectangular loop 10 of the lid or cover isextended'to form handlemember 12 composed .of a pair of parallel and closely associatedwires orrods 13. These Wires or rods are much shorter than the wires or rods 4of the'main handle and are positioned on top thereof and are slidablyand frictionally held in that position. This is accomplished by formingthe bends or depressions 1 4: in the Wires or. rods 13 and aiiixingv theclamping members'or loops 15 around the Wires or rods 4 of the mainhandle and around the wires or rod 13 of the handle for the lid orcover, these clamping loop members 15 being positioned in said' 'bendsor identations 14 and being clamped with sufiicient force to cause anoticeable frictionalengagement between the two handle members but stillpermit sliding movement therebetween. It is to be noted that the wiresor rods forming the handle member for the lid or cover are of a smallergau e than the wires or rods forming the ban le member, of the body, andthat the clamping member 6 is positioned adjacent the .top edge ofthejbody'and form's astop or abut- 'ment for one of the clamping loopmembers 15. It is also to be noted, re rring particularly to Figures 3and 4, that the handle member 12 is so bent that the edge of the lid orcover 7 has a frictional engagement with the main 1 handle members andwith. the clamping loop member 6. Therefore, the lid or cover is alwaystight upon the body when in closed position." The ends of the Wires orrods 13 may be bent laterally, as indicated at 16, to-formmanipulatingmeans. I

In the device shown in Figures 5 to 8 inclusive thelldor cover is formedof wire netting or similar material 17 and formed of a shape to fit thetop of the body and having arectangular Wire loop 18 secured at its edgeby means of the metallicbead member 19, which is clamped around wireloop member 18 and the edges of the Wire netting. This metallic beadmember is of sufiicient width so as to have a portion 20 extend asubstantial distance in engagement with the Wire netting as at 20". Thecorners of this metallic bead member are cut or otherwise slotted 31s at21 so as to facilitate the bending of this member at the corners andafford a nice and close fit without the necessity of overlapping orfolding of the metal. The remainder of this construction issubstantially the same as described in connection with the other form ofdevice, as clearly seen'from the drawings.

Attention is 'directed to fact that the metal receptacle or body ispreferably drawn in one piece and is, therefore, seamless, with nofolds, gaps or rivets, or sharp corners *tol collect and hold greaseorfdirt. Furthermore, the mainhandle construction 418 substantialandstrong so as to be fully capable of supporting thebody or receptaclewith its contents and,"of* course, the handle for the lid or cover doesnot haveto be so strong or heavy.

It is to be noted that ininlwing from:

open and closed position the edgeof the lid or cover frictionallyengages the, handle member 4 onboth sides of the clamping loop member 6.As before explained, this is due to the factthat the wire handlemember-1 12.

is bent near its junction with the' loop 10 so that this loop isnormally'depressed and forced against the top edge of the receptacle andthe handle-member 4," Therefore, as clearly illustrated inFigures 3 and.t,.the beaded ed e 9 of the lid or cover bears against the top- 0 theclamping loop 6 in itsmovee ment to and from open and'closed positions,

and when thelid or cover closed the edge of the bead 9 engages theforemost shoulder 6 of the clampmgloop member 6 to pres vent theaccidental withdrawalfof the lid on cover from its closed position;

What I claim is:; '5 1 if 1. A device of the character described including, in combination, a basket or receptacle having a handle memberextending therefrom, a lid on cover for said basket or receptaclecomprising a Wire loop with. afhandle. memberextending therefrom and"wire net-- ting within the loop, ametallicbinding and bead memberclamped around: said loop clamping both sides of said wire netting atofone piece drawn from a metaliblank with rounded edges androundedricornerswithin and Without and having ahandlamember 'extendingtherefrom, a lidorcover for said basket or receptacle, andfhaving-asecend,

handle member extending therefrom, means for holding the handle membersin slidable frictional engagement, and means on the first mentionedhandle to prevent accidental opening of the lid or cover.

3. A device of the character described including, in combination, a bodyor receptacle formed of one iece drawn from a metal blank with roun ededges and rounded corners within and without, said body or receptaclebeing provided with an extended handle member, a lid or cover for saidbody or receptacle and having a second handle member extendingtherefrom, said handle members being closely associated together andhaving means for holding them in slid-- able frictional engagement, thesecond handle member being bent near its junction with the lid or coverso as to cause said lid or cover to tightly fit against the upper edgeof the receptacle.

4. A device of the character described including, in combination, abasket or receptacle having a handle member extending therefrom, a lidor cover for said basket or receptacle comprising a wire loop with ahandle member extending therefrom and wire netting within the loop, ametallic binding and bead member clamped around said loop and havingextended edges which frictionally engage the edges of said wire nettingso as to assemble the lid or cover, said handle members each beingcomposed of a pair of wire members extending in close relation to eachother, and means for holding said handle members in associated relationto permit sliding movement thereof relative to each other for openingand closing the lid or cover. 7

In testimony that I claim the foregoing, I have hereunto set my handthis 4th day of March, 1929.

JOHN L. BENNETT.

